Vehicle



H. R. READ.

VEHICLE.

. APPLICATION FILED S'EPT 22,1913. 1,3 3,917.

RENEWED JUNE 27. I917.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

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WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY It. READ, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 28, 1920.

Application filed September 22, 1913, Serial No. 791,016. Renewed June27, 1917. Serial No. 177,369.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-'1, HENRY R. READ, a citizen of the United States,residing at the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and usefulv Improvements inVehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompan ing drawing. 1

l y invention relates to improvements in vehicles and more particularlyhas reference to vehicles of the type generally used by contractors forcarrying stone, dirt, ashes, garbage and similar materials.

According to my invention the back of the cart or vehicle may be openedand the contents ejected as the body is tilted without the necessity ofthe driver or operator leaving the seat of the vehicle, and to this endthe invention contemplates various mechanical means hereinafter setforth.

Referring to Figure 1 of the drawing, the same indicates, partly insection, the rear portion of a vehicle embodying one application of myinvention, and the position of the same while dumping, in dottedoutline. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modification, and Fig. 3another similar view showin another modification.

lieferring now more particularly to Fig. 1, 10 is. the lower frameworkof thevehicle carrying the usual springs and wheels, the movable bodyhaving a bottom tapering downwardly and rearwardly then upwardly forminga recess or well as shown. 11 is a suitable support thereupon upon whichis pivotally mounted a rod such as 12 connected to the rod 13 by anysuitable means such as the turn-buckle 14. 15 is a lever preferablypivoted to the body of the vehicle as indicated at 16, and havingpivoted at the opposite end as at 17, another lever or bracket such as18, which may be secured to the cover 19 at the back of the vehicle asshown. Any well known means may be employed for raising the front of thebody of the vehicle, and by so doing it will be observed that the levers1213 lift the lever 15 causing the cover 19 attached to the bracket 18to move outwardly and upwardly over the top of the back of the vehiclefrom off the framing thereof as shown in dotted outline; thus directingthe discharge of the contents of the vehicle as indicated b thereference character 20. 21-22 are suitable stops upon the lever 15 tolimit the movement of the bracket 18; thus controlling the position ofthe back of cover 19.

Referring now to Fig. 2, it will be observed that the lever 15 isprovided with an auxiliary arm or bracket 15 upon which are providedstops such as 2122 which may or may not be resilient. This modificationit will be observed is otherwise substantially similar to the structureshown in Fig. 1. In the modification shown in Fig. 3 it will be observedthat the stops are eliminated, and a suitable spring such as 23 issubstituted, secured at one end to the lever 15 and to the other end tothe bracket 18, as shown. In

movable door therefor, and means in combination with said door and apart of said vehicle whereby said door is automatically movedsimultaneously with the movement of said body, said means comprising alever pivoted upon said body, another lever pivoted upon said part ofsaid vehicle and upon said first mentioned lever, and connection betweensaid first mentioned lever and said door, said connection rigidlysecured to said door, and a stop connected to said first mentioned leverto limit the movement of said connection and door.

2. In combination with a vehicle having a movable body and a tail-gate,means for moving said tail-gate entirely away from and over the top ofthe rear end of said body as the front of said body is elevated, saidmeans including levers pivotally connecting said vehicle, said body, andsaid gate, one of said levers pivoted at one end to an immovable part ofsaid vehicle, another lever pivoted to the movable body of said vehicle,the other end of the lever pivoted to the immovable part of said vehiclepivoted to the lever pivoted to said body, and the free end of saidlever pivoted to said body, pivotally connected to a lever secured tosaid gate.

3. In combination with a vehicle having a movable body and a tail-gate,means for moving said tail-gate entirely away from and over the top ofthe rear end of said body as the front of said body is elevated, saidmeans including levers pivotally connecting said vehicle, said body, andsaid gate, one of said levers being pivoted to the body, a second leverpivoted at one end to an immovable part of said vehicle, the other endthereof pivoted to the lever pivoted to said body, the free end of thelever pivoted to said body being pivotally connected to a lever securedto said gate, and means for adjusting one of said levers.

4. In combination with a vehicle having a movable body and a tail-gate,means for movingsaid tail-gate entirely away from and over the top ofthe rear end of said body as the front of said body is elevated, saidmeans including levers pivotally con necting said vehicle, said body,and said gate, one of said levers being pivoted to the body, a secondlever pivoted at one end to an immovable part 'of said vehicle, theother end thereof pivoted to the lever pivoted to said body, the freeend of said lever pivoted to said body being pivotally connected to alever secured to said gate, and a framing between the end of said bodyand said ate. g 5. In combination with a vehicle having an unhingedtail-gate, means for moving said tail-gate away from and over the top ofthe rear end of said vehicle as the front of the same is elevated, saidmeans comprising levers pivotally connecting said vehicle and said gate,one of said levers pivoted at one end upon the truck of said vehicle,and at the other end to another lever pivoted upon the body of saidvehicle, and upon said lever pivoted upon said body, a pivotally mountedrigid part of said gate. 6. In combination with a vehicle having amovable body and a tail-gate, means for moving said gate entirely awayfrom and over the top of the rear end of said body, as the front of thesame is elevated, the bottom of said body tapering downwardly andrearwardly and then upwardly to said gate forming a depression when saidvehicle is closed and providing a declining chute when said vehicle isopened.

7. A vehicle having a movable body, a movable door therefor, and meansin combination with said door and a part of said vehicle whereby saiddoor is automatically moved simultaneously with the movement of saidbody, said means comprising a lever pivoted upon said body, anotherlever pivoted upon said part of said vehicle and upon said firstmentioned lever, and connection between. said first mentioned lever andsaid door, whereby said door is moved away from and over the top of therear end of said body as the front of the same is elevated.

8. A vehicle having a movable body, a movable door therefor, and meansin combination with said door and a part of said vehicle whereby saiddoor is automatically moved simultaneously with the movement of saidbody, said means comprising a lever pivoted upon said body, anotherlever pivoted upon said part of said vehicle and upon said firstmentioned lever, and connection between said first mentioned lever andsaid door, whereby said door is moved away from and over the top of therear end of said body as the front of the same is elevated, and aframing between the end of said body and said door.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

HENRY R. READ.

Witnesses:

LOUIS-E ENDERLE, THOMAS A. HILL.

